Kerala FA 7-0 Pondicherry in the Santosh Trophy.

Kerala FA won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–D–W–D), scoring 14 and conceding 1.

Pondicherry won 1, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 4 matches (L–W–L–L), scoring 5 and conceding 20.

The two sides have met 1 time: Kerala FA 1 win, Pondicherry 0, 0 draws.